Reading Vs Derby County Match Preview
By Mark Sugar
January 2 2005
Steve Coppell's Reading side do battle again with Derby County the visitors to the Madejski Stadium in a 17:30pm Kick Off live on Sky Sports.The Royals will need some bounce back ability after going 2 league games without a win.
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COCA COLA CHAMPIONSHIP |
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TEAM NEWS |
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The Royals are likely to be unchanged from Saturday's disappointing draw with Championship Strugglers Gillingham for the visit of Derby County. Graeme Murty started the match for the Royals after 3 weeks out and despite a poor performance by the Scottish full back, he will probably captain the side. Andy Hughes will start the match on the left wing for the Royals with Paul Brooker and Bobby Convey once again getting starting on the bench. Nicky Forster and Lloyd Owusu will lead the line and Forster will be looking to get his first goal back since returning from injury. Definitely missing is Dave Kitson with medial knee ligament damage. For the Rams, they've had a good season by their standards and will be looking to get back to winning ways after a defeat against Cardiff City at Pride Park on Saturday. Missing for Derby is Paul Peschisolido who injured his hamstring in the defeat. Former Birmingham City and Republic of Ireland full back Jeff Kenna is struggling after a spell on the sidelines with an ankle injury. German Winger Marco Reich is looking for a recall to the starting 11. Derby County Key Player - Grzegorz Rasiak |
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FORM GUIDE |
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Steve Coppell's Reading will be looking for some bounce back ability after
going 2 games without winning. They were held to a 0-0 draw at Gillingham on
Saturday. Derby will be looking to return to winning ways after a Peter Thorne goal was enough to beat them on Saturday for Cardiff City. |
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RECENT MEETINGS |
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Derby County 2:1
Reading
Derby County 2:3 Reading Reading 2:1 Derby County Derby County 3:0 Reading |
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OTHER INFORMATION |
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Tickets will be available to both Reading and Derby supporters on the day of
the game. Match day Programme - £2.50 Make sure to make your predictions on the 1871Royals Prediction League |
